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Charlton 0 Newcastle 0: Defiant Given thwarts Addicks

Brian Glanville at The Valley

December 21 2003, 12:00am, The Sunday Times

This would be unfair to Newcastle’s goalkeeper. His manager, Bobby Robson, declared: “He had a fine match. He’s got a lot of agility. Got a good pair of hands, he’s alert and he’s quick. He’s got courage.”

Both managers emphasised the crucial moment in the sixth minute when the explosive left foot of Newcastle’s French winger, Laurent Robert, could have given Newcastle the lead. Curbishley was afraid that an early goal would condemn Charlton as it had done in the recent past to another of their home defeats. Robson said: “If that had gone in, it might just have given us the impetus and the incentive to win it.”